A police official was manhandled by a group of locals in the Kantabanji police station in the district on Sunday night.
According to reports, one Manoranjan of Sipkapada had an altercation with a group of youths when he had gone to watch the Republic Day celebrations at the Railway Ground in Kantabanji.
Later, the youth attacked Manoranjan, following which he went to police station to lodge complaint in this connection.
The attackers then reached the police station and attacked Manoranjan there too. However, Sub Inspector Pranay Murmu tried to come to the rescue of the complainant and tried to save him from the wrath of the attackers. But he was also shoved and manhandled by the group of hooligans.
Police have registered a case on the basis of Manoranjan’s complaint and started investigation. One of the attackers was detained by cops for questioning. But police are yet to make any comment on the incident.